Posts by bradley hickey
Pressing the ZBO
Nicole diligently hand pressing our amphora raised Zibibbo thru a screen last week. Takes a lot of time, but it’s the gentlest way I know to press skins. Especially skins that have been soaking in wine for 6 months. 14 ZBO release expected before Christmas 2014. BH
Read MoreBud Burst and New Wines
Sunshine means Springtime and warming Winter bones. Bud burst on Omensetter Vineyard is another result. Vintage 2015 is just beginning, hard to believe, and always a time to release new wines, including the 2013 GR/M, 2012 SHZ and CBSV. Grab some while you’re here, they won’t be around for long. BH
Read MoreBrisbane New Release Dinners
Join Brash Higgins for a tantalising night of pizzas and new BH wines in Brisbane Wed, Aug 20 at Sorellina Pizzeria. $70 bucks delivers a heck of a lot of pleasure. Book here bookings.sorellina@gmail.com. Then Sat. Aug 23 come to The Golden Pig for a cooking class w/ Brash + wines www.thegoldenpig.com.au
Read MoreThe Nero Inside
As Winter winds down, it’s time to wake the hibernating nero d’avola occupying our amphora. Sucking out the dark nero juice is just the first step, it smells amazing. The sucking is followed by pressing all the skins left behind. It is truly fun for the whole family and occupies two full days. After which…
Read MoreWinter Fun
Pruning our 17 acre Omensetter Vineyard has been the focus at Brash Higgins HQ this Winter. As the wines sleep, secateurs are sharpened. Looking forward to bud burst and the beginning of the 2015 vintage. BH
Read MoreWinter Works in Progress
Brash Higgins has been busy this Winter tending to the wines from 2014; topping and nurturing them. Here’s a rare glimpse inside the BH micro winery. We’re getting ready to bottle our 2013 SHZ and CBSV after a great day of racking the wines off their gross lees. The 21 amphora are sleeping; winter hibernation…
Read MoreBrash World Tour 2014
Brash Higgins was overseas the last 5 weeks, paving the way for exports to the USA with Hudson Wine Brokers www.hudsonwine.us and planting seeds in London. Here BH enjoys a cold wheat beer in Berlin’s glorious Tiergarten on a warm summers day. Good to be back home now.
Read MoreWhen Ancient Arts Collide
Two of the oldest arts known to man, winemaking and pottery, intersect with the Brash Higgins Amphora Project. Watch Adelaide potter John Bennett’s hands as he smooths the final ropes of clay to an amphora destined to house one of the BH amphora wines. Visit the potter at www.bennettsmagillpottery.com.au
Read MoreSunshine In The Amphora
Brash Higgins’ second vintage of ZBO zibibbo fruit is here and nestled safely into their locally made amphora. Much like our NDV nero d’Avola, Brash Higgins is super stoked to be the first to raise this crazy white grape variety in amphora in Australia. Must be tasted to be believed.
Read MoreLola’s Pergola
Adelaide Festival is here and Brash Higgins is honoured to be one of the featured small wineries on showcase as part of the three week picnic along the Torrens River that is “Lola’s Pergola”. A collaboration of creatives, join chef Duncan Welgemoed, super caterers the Happy Motel, creative director Ross Ganf and many more. “Lola’s”…
Read MoreCool Your Warm Jets, Brian Eno
Vintage 2014 has begun for Brash Higgins as the weather has cooled off from some earlier hot days. Three tons of beautiful SHZ was hand picked off our Omensetter Vineyard yesterday. The remainder is coming off soon, followed by the estate grown CBSV and NDV. Looks to be a solid year, some ups and downs,…
Read MoreBrash at Rootstock 2014
Join us for one, or all three, Wine Festival sessions Feb 8-9 at Carriageworks in Sydney. A rare opportunity to meet inspiring and exceptional artisans and growers from around the world who share common philosophies on sustainability, and wines that are alive and expressive. Taste from over 60 International and Australian wine artisans showcasing over…
Read MoreSuper Summer White-the SM/R
Brash Higgins’ 2013 SM/R Semillon-Riesling got a nice write up by Mike Bennie on the Wine Front recently. “Tangy, clean and crisp to taste, fine and frisky, crunchy and with vitality and freshness in tow. Length is better in 2013 than 2012, similar flavour profile but finishes with tang and fine fruitiness. Little lilt of…
Read More‘ZBO’ A Go-Go
The first Brash Amphora white has been released this week; just in time before Christmas feasts and celebrations. 100% Zibibbo was fermented on skins in our amphora for 5 months before being bottled in early December. A definite “Alice in Wonderland” wine where things don’t always seem to be as they are. Perfect match with…
Read MoreWaxing the Amphorae
Leading up to vintage is always time to perform routine and, in this case, not so normal maintenance to get things ready for vintage. This week Brash was busy in our warm shed lining the bottoms of our amphora with molten bees wax to protect them from moisture. Bring on V2014. BH
Read More"Slow Magazine" Catches Up
The beautiful quarterly, Slow Magazine, which espouses that good things in life take time, exploring all things “mindful”, reviewed our NDV in their current Spring issue #16. Thanks to Alex McPherson for the kind, well-written words. This is one wine that isn’t rushed. www.slowmagazine.com.au/current-issue
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